Play & Learn in the Early Yrs

Catalog description

Play and Learning in the Early Years: This course focuses on promoting and guiding children's play as a fundamental learning mechanism within culturally and linguistically diverse early elementary classrooms. It covers research and theories of play; strategies, materials, and activities that support and encourage play and creativity; and the role of play-based instructional approaches in fostering learning across all academic content areas. Students will design learning experiences that emphasize play, multi-sensory engagement and active, hands-on problem-solving to promote early learning and growth in all developmental domains.